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and bill clinton, well he gave his old underwear. the guy that called in and said we loved c-span. we know, democrats love c-span, just like the first guy that called on the independent line. they have two-lines to one right here on c-span. most of the people on c-span all yesterday yesterday, they were msnbc. then comcast gives all their money, and explaining why c-span has become another democrat, liberal program. host: i'm sorry you feel that way linda. we try to give a balanced approach and balanced guests throughout our c-span schedule all day long. let's go another caller. this is wesley, an independent in tennessee. hi wesley. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: how are you? if you can just have patience for me for a few seconds. ok, first of all we all are americans. democratic, republicans, liberal, whatever status that you're under, just like religion. but basically, i'm just a plain old country boy. but what i look at every day is the dispute between differences. old money don't like new money. we have 300,000 students that graduate out of college every yea
and bill clinton, well he gave his old underwear. the guy that called in and said we loved c-span. we know, democrats love c-span, just like the first guy that called on the independent line. they have two-lines to one right here on c-span. most of the people on c-span all yesterday yesterday, they were msnbc. then comcast gives all their money, and explaining why c-span has become another democrat, liberal program. host: i'm sorry you feel that way linda. we try to give a balanced approach and...
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it is a very, very different world than when president clinton was in office. host: donna, a democrat line. caller: i have been watching the debates on the house floor about this. it just seems like no matter what they try to change, forget it. it is not going to change. death valley, at the republicans do not want a dime cut -- definitely, the republicans do not want a dime cut. how do we change this? we're still making planes and different things to fight the soviets. it is just insane, you know? the soviet union does not even exist anymore. it is russia, and yet we are still, you know, doing those kinds of things. i anderson and people need jobs, but there are lots of other things -- i understand people need jobs, but there are lots of other things we could do. cuts to americans is going to hurt. host: your response? guest: the defense department does focus its expenditures, its investments, its research and development -- it is not the cold war technology. what dod is making is in systems that actually address very, very sophisticated threats. that is the w
it is a very, very different world than when president clinton was in office. host: donna, a democrat line. caller: i have been watching the debates on the house floor about this. it just seems like no matter what they try to change, forget it. it is not going to change. death valley, at the republicans do not want a dime cut -- definitely, the republicans do not want a dime cut. how do we change this? we're still making planes and different things to fight the soviets. it is just insane, you...
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he is quite different from clinton. clinton moved to the middle. he was willing to work with the other side. he got a lot of things done. president obama wants things his way. . that's my host: how much does it matter to you as a republican to see former president george w. bush and george h. w. bush endorsing mitt romney but not on the campaign trail? caller: you know they are going to do that. this protocol. host: let's look at what bill has to say on twitter -- when we crunched the numbers to see how influential it was to have bill clinton on the campaign trail endorsing president obama, it says there's quite a bit of money at stake. this story in the washington post looks at how much money is at stake. among wilson, north carolina, james on the democratic line. caller: good morning. former presidents do matter. you've got people sitting in congress right now doing all they can mess up the economy. when things could get better n, better no -- when things could get better, they vote no on everything. host: a comment on twitter -- you can tweet in
he is quite different from clinton. clinton moved to the middle. he was willing to work with the other side. he got a lot of things done. president obama wants things his way. . that's my host: how much does it matter to you as a republican to see former president george w. bush and george h. w. bush endorsing mitt romney but not on the campaign trail? caller: you know they are going to do that. this protocol. host: let's look at what bill has to say on twitter -- when we crunched the numbers...
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bill clinton in minnesota yesterday. talking about the global climate change and mitt romney's policies on a bat. we will hear from governor romney. he took a campaign event and made it into an egg acknowledgement of the storm and the victims. james in texas. an independent. caller: good morning. host: caller: good morning i am nearly 70 years old. i saw winterset were colder than normal. warmerwinters that were norma than normal. and i can remember in texas when, i have seen icicles 4 feet long hanging from the rafters and other times where it barely got cold. the earth has a cycle of warming and cooling cycles. one of the problems with sandy to me, they talk about the infrastructure being over, and the subway damage, the worst in 100 years. one of the reasons i think it is aging is because we are paying out so much in pensions and stuff to the union workers like feiu but we cannot afford any other -- money for the infrastructure. how banks that is the topic for the new york times front page. warnings said it could happ
bill clinton in minnesota yesterday. talking about the global climate change and mitt romney's policies on a bat. we will hear from governor romney. he took a campaign event and made it into an egg acknowledgement of the storm and the victims. james in texas. an independent. caller: good morning. host: caller: good morning i am nearly 70 years old. i saw winterset were colder than normal. warmerwinters that were norma than normal. and i can remember in texas when, i have seen icicles 4 feet...
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host: in fact in some of the months, both the clinton campaigns and the clinton and the romney campaigns raised $150,000 in just one month. caller: absolutely. it's a whole different world. -- guest: in ronald reagan's campaign, he attended three fundraise but i couldn't find a single fundraiser for his re-election campaign. because he took general money and in the nominating process, he was unopposed and the spending cap was $25 million and that was it. he was able to hit that mark by sending out vice president president bush and having a direct mail fundraising operation to the extent that the campaign manager said they had to return money after they exceeded the limit on what they could spend under public spending. host: we're talking with brendan doherty, he is the author of "the rise of the president's permanent campaign." also an associate political science professor at the u.s. naval academy. if you want to get involved in the conversation, call the number on your screen -- host: we're going to talk about how the president chooses to travel around the country based on the return o
host: in fact in some of the months, both the clinton campaigns and the clinton and the romney campaigns raised $150,000 in just one month. caller: absolutely. it's a whole different world. -- guest: in ronald reagan's campaign, he attended three fundraise but i couldn't find a single fundraiser for his re-election campaign. because he took general money and in the nominating process, he was unopposed and the spending cap was $25 million and that was it. he was able to hit that mark by sending...
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guest: this ad cites president clinton. president clinton said it is a gross distortion of what is going on and not fair to the president of the white house. what is in question is to be able to help states with more time for implementation. the waivers are not intended to undermine the core of welfare to work and the ending of that kind of welfare program. no other source -- president clinton himself says this romney campaign ad is false. host: last month's announcement by hhs would give states more leeway when it comes to financial assistance. guest: that is absolutely a false charge. what i find so ironic is romney is a former governor of my home state, massachusetts. he does not like to be reminded he was the governor of massachusetts. every governor and every local officials want more flexibility to implement federal law. i spent 14 years in local government. the one size fits all, washington knows best, bureaucratic as driven formula that is imposed on you when circumstances change, not everybody is the same, we might
guest: this ad cites president clinton. president clinton said it is a gross distortion of what is going on and not fair to the president of the white house. what is in question is to be able to help states with more time for implementation. the waivers are not intended to undermine the core of welfare to work and the ending of that kind of welfare program. no other source -- president clinton himself says this romney campaign ad is false. host: last month's announcement by hhs would give...
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while former president bill clinton is meeting with mitt romney on c-span 2, his wife hillary clinton has met with the egyptian president, the most high-level u.s.-egypt meeting since protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in cairo. a u.s. official said they spoke last night in new york about the importance of ensuring the security of u.s. diplomatic offices. mohamed morsi stressed that embassy security was egypt's duty. all going senator olympia snowe of maine is planning to write a book about her time in politics. the republican senator cited washington's partisan atmosphere as the reason she is stepping down this year. she has a deal now for a publication due out in the spring. the book is a memoir and call to action. turning to wall street, stock futures are up ahead of a pair of reports expected show consumers are more optimistic about the economy and housing market on the mend. the conference board posts its monthly consumer confidence index. economists are looking for better numbers for august and september. ahead of the opening bell, delaware futures are up about 30 points. those
while former president bill clinton is meeting with mitt romney on c-span 2, his wife hillary clinton has met with the egyptian president, the most high-level u.s.-egypt meeting since protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in cairo. a u.s. official said they spoke last night in new york about the importance of ensuring the security of u.s. diplomatic offices. mohamed morsi stressed that embassy security was egypt's duty. all going senator olympia snowe of maine is planning to write a book about...
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host: mattew lee, you are an peru with clinton. clinton said i responsible for security. talk us through the chain of command. guest: i think the secretary was right to take responsibility. but the secretary works for the president. so when we are going to have a buck stops here moment, that will be with the president. there has been a lot of talk about how clinton was -- she was trying to make herself look more presidential than the president. when you are the secretary of state and someone asks you about a failure to protect american diplomats abroad, you have to take respectability. what else do you say? it was not my fault. your take responsibility. it is her responsibility to protect diplomats abroad. i think both the president and secretary of state are correct to take responsibility. guest: i almost felt as though clinton's acknowledgment that -- taking responsibility was a trial balloon a story. hours later obama was in a debate and said i take responsibility. it is interesting how that played out. host: what about obama and romney. what does this show us about th
host: mattew lee, you are an peru with clinton. clinton said i responsible for security. talk us through the chain of command. guest: i think the secretary was right to take responsibility. but the secretary works for the president. so when we are going to have a buck stops here moment, that will be with the president. there has been a lot of talk about how clinton was -- she was trying to make herself look more presidential than the president. when you are the secretary of state and someone...
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the question with clinton is, when is your buddy clinton going to move the unity of the base to the mainstream media and? they are so afraid of the military, they will not move the debate to the mainstream media. guest: that me go first. maybe i can explain. romney is a dying who clearly feels like, rules that apply to everybody else do not apply to me. anybody who runs for president has released their taxes. he says he is not going to do it. he says, i have an immigration plan, but i would not tell you until after the election. he was to go 20 percent more than the bush tax cuts -- 20% more than the bush tax cuts for the rich. he was asked how they would pay for it, and he said he would not tell anyone before the election. the idea is you're supposed to tell people before the election. that is how you get elected. none of this is a surprise. guest: also the issue about addressing the inequality in the country, his response was let's discuss that in quiet rooms. he does not think the big issues can be done. host: this is how "the new york post" puts it, saying that bill clinton was viewed in 1
the question with clinton is, when is your buddy clinton going to move the unity of the base to the mainstream media and? they are so afraid of the military, they will not move the debate to the mainstream media. guest: that me go first. maybe i can explain. romney is a dying who clearly feels like, rules that apply to everybody else do not apply to me. anybody who runs for president has released their taxes. he says he is not going to do it. he says, i have an immigration plan, but i would not...
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the reason i am mad at obama is because he turned around and put hillary clinton up there which people in north carolina [unintelligible] and then he went along with the day field. u.s. cannot have it both ways. -- with the gay field. everybody talks big but nobody gets out there and does anything. host: katha pollitt, go ahead. guest: he did put a lot out there. i desantis said, i think both parties -- i think -- i just want to say, i think both parties have aspects that are very similar. they have to serve big business. that is the way it is because of the whole campaign finance situation. that is how they get elected. it is rare that somebody gets elected because a lot of good people give them $10 each. mostly, the way campaigns are funded are from large business of the owners. that distorts our politics in both parties. host: 44, texas. bill, republican line. caller: you said you do not understand why people have a problem with the unions. they drive up the cost of everything. they don't base their employment and pay system on acknowledge. they base it on how long they have been th
the reason i am mad at obama is because he turned around and put hillary clinton up there which people in north carolina [unintelligible] and then he went along with the day field. u.s. cannot have it both ways. -- with the gay field. everybody talks big but nobody gets out there and does anything. host: katha pollitt, go ahead. guest: he did put a lot out there. i desantis said, i think both parties -- i think -- i just want to say, i think both parties have aspects that are very similar. they...
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hillary clinton and barack obama had not emerged as candidates. we would expect those things to have close the gender gap, but that does not happened. host: mark, independent line, and norfolk, virginia. caller: good morning. i could agree with you on the gender gap, but would your might bereveale that we considering a class difference? we are talking about something from the social economics. you mention 95% have no inkling to run. within the 5% that do come is did not ironic that you have the majority of people that are part of the third judicial branch, lawyers, being of a certain economics and the actual culture that exists continues to breed that which it wants to see the political circles? for someone to come in to break and -- what is going on, but political system would have to be turned completely upside down because of the dollar especially with the money involved. i think that fights against minority status, the woman's status, and also against the independent movement that a lot of people are really wanting to see, but do not have the
hillary clinton and barack obama had not emerged as candidates. we would expect those things to have close the gender gap, but that does not happened. host: mark, independent line, and norfolk, virginia. caller: good morning. i could agree with you on the gender gap, but would your might bereveale that we considering a class difference? we are talking about something from the social economics. you mention 95% have no inkling to run. within the 5% that do come is did not ironic that you have the...
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clinton is preparing to step down early next year. one story this morning, some breaking news from jerusalem. this is according to a dap. really rescue services said there have been explosions on a bus across the military headquarters in tel aviv. the agency says at least 10 people were injured in wednesday's blast. the explosion comes amid an ongoing israeli operation rollers.aza's hamas so, more information on that incident probably coming later today. but we are taking your calls this morning on your confidence in the economy, your thoughts on the fiscal cliff, and how you are preparing for that. marc is from 0 highfill on our independent line. -- from ohio. caller: good morning. i'm a person who believes we need to do something radical, which a lot of people don't want to hear that word, but sometimes it is necessary. the radical movement that i see is something ron paul, the only really good candidate they had, suggested. that is to get rid of the federal reserve. they are not supposed to be doing what they are doing at all. they
clinton is preparing to step down early next year. one story this morning, some breaking news from jerusalem. this is according to a dap. really rescue services said there have been explosions on a bus across the military headquarters in tel aviv. the agency says at least 10 people were injured in wednesday's blast. the explosion comes amid an ongoing israeli operation rollers.aza's hamas so, more information on that incident probably coming later today. but we are taking your calls this...
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we had higher tax rates under clinton and then lower tax rates under bush. these are policies we have passed in this country that have led to this. it has primarily been under republican leadership. if it does not mean democrats don't have some responsibility. host: peter welch is our guest until the top of the hour. the democrat from vermont, the chief deputy whip for the house leadership on the democratic side. we're talking about the so called "fiscal cliff" and our cameras have been covering all the events here in washington as both sides tried to negotiate their argument with. if you go to our web site, c- span.org, we have a special web pages at a side on the fiscal cliff and you can also send in your tweets. we will go to payton next in london, kentucky, a democrat. caller: thank you. i am one of the original baby boomers. i live in one of the poorest areas in the country, which is also heavily republican area of the country. i have always felt [indiscernible]. host: we are losing you. caller: this constant living curtailment from the republicans is a
we had higher tax rates under clinton and then lower tax rates under bush. these are policies we have passed in this country that have led to this. it has primarily been under republican leadership. if it does not mean democrats don't have some responsibility. host: peter welch is our guest until the top of the hour. the democrat from vermont, the chief deputy whip for the house leadership on the democratic side. we're talking about the so called "fiscal cliff" and our cameras have...
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aides to bill clinton -- aides to bill clinton and president george bush in 1992 when as far to write into their debate contract that television networks could not broadcast such images. the campaigns of senator john kerry and president george w. bush -- the non-partisan organization that oversees the production, while the submission has final say over where those cameras are in place, they do not control the mechanics of filling camera angles or rigid of filming camera angles." that work is left solely to the discretion of the network pool producing the broadcast. last week it was abc, on thursday it was cnn." c-span was the first to start using split screens in 2000 when al gore was debating george w. bush, and the article in "the new york times" notes -- "the split screen has become such a modern media phenomenon, political scientists have studied it. they say that the study concluded that the debate split screen reinforces negative indications." we will continue to have coverage on c-span. on c-span2 you can watch a different take, and you can get the pool feed, the head-on shot o
aides to bill clinton -- aides to bill clinton and president george bush in 1992 when as far to write into their debate contract that television networks could not broadcast such images. the campaigns of senator john kerry and president george w. bush -- the non-partisan organization that oversees the production, while the submission has final say over where those cameras are in place, they do not control the mechanics of filling camera angles or rigid of filming camera angles." that work...
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i think president clinton summed it up well. but at the decoration on behalf of president obama and the direction he has as going in. look at the direction republicans would take us. they want to go backward. even the current house democrats in terms of creation, and zero. host: watch the entire program at 10:00 eastern time. can listen to it on c-span radio. another story on the front page. debt collectors cashing in on the still on the ground up. the number of people taking out government backed student loans has exploded. so has the number of people falling 12 months behind. it is up about one-third in the last five years. to get the money back, the last fiscal year paying $1.4 billion to collection agencies and other groups to hunt down the defaulters. back to your calls. how about we add a sales tax to wall street trade? the issue has not been put off until after the election. the book is called "the price of politics." he will be the guest next monday. david is on the phone. good morning. caller: a couple of previous calle
i think president clinton summed it up well. but at the decoration on behalf of president obama and the direction he has as going in. look at the direction republicans would take us. they want to go backward. even the current house democrats in terms of creation, and zero. host: watch the entire program at 10:00 eastern time. can listen to it on c-span radio. another story on the front page. debt collectors cashing in on the still on the ground up. the number of people taking out government...
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jim saying president bush read -- raise taxes and bill clinton ran on the worst economy in 50 years. guest: to the last caller, i do not mean to disappoint you. i agree with what you are saying. we do not have a position that we should lower taxes on corporations. there are some democrats saying that. it seemed crazy to me. we desperately need the revenue to kickstart our economy. when you talk about the fact that our government has been captured by lobbyists and corporate interests, when i talk about -- talk to moveon members, that is the first thing they say. banks have absolutely capture the regulatory process. oil companies have a huge amount to say about what the energy regulations are. you can go right down the list. i totally agree that we have to change how campaigns are financed in this country and the revolving door that allows people to zoom right out of government into lobbying and back and forth. that door should be slammed shut. there are things we need to do to break the ties between corporations and big business and the government that should be serving the people. i
jim saying president bush read -- raise taxes and bill clinton ran on the worst economy in 50 years. guest: to the last caller, i do not mean to disappoint you. i agree with what you are saying. we do not have a position that we should lower taxes on corporations. there are some democrats saying that. it seemed crazy to me. we desperately need the revenue to kickstart our economy. when you talk about the fact that our government has been captured by lobbyists and corporate interests, when i...
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like bill clinton gave, oh, what's his name? the name escapes me, one of the biggest tax cheats in american history who gave a lot of phone to the d.n.c., gave him a pardon and the terrorists, the puerto rico terrorists, and mel reynolds, a pedestrian owe file, gave him a pardon, so if edwards was convicted, then all they have to do is wait a little while and you can get a pardon from obama. host: all right, thanks. taking us in a different direction this morning. we're talking about cyberattacks. phoenix, my answer to today's question, hell, no, america. next subpoena long beach, california. this is randy, republican. caller: yes, hello. i watch c-span all the time. nice to see you, susan. i know the oversight committee just started on homeland security. and what i understand is we're having serious trouble with us being attacked here in the united states by estonia and china, maybe russia, because they've done so. and, you know, to the point where the government is actually believing that they should share the grid because the
like bill clinton gave, oh, what's his name? the name escapes me, one of the biggest tax cheats in american history who gave a lot of phone to the d.n.c., gave him a pardon and the terrorists, the puerto rico terrorists, and mel reynolds, a pedestrian owe file, gave him a pardon, so if edwards was convicted, then all they have to do is wait a little while and you can get a pardon from obama. host: all right, thanks. taking us in a different direction this morning. we're talking about...
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he did a lot of stuff for reagan and he did a lot of stuff with clinton. i know santorum did a lot of stuff. he was a senator of pennsylvania. but what -- you know, i know ron paul did a lot of stuff in texas. but what are they going do do? what are their policies? what are they going to do to get people back to working? what are their plans. they don't have none. the same stump speech all over. every time they talk, they talk about the land -- romney talks about the land of the beautiful, this, that. but what is he going to do? what are thal going to do to get us out here and get back to work. i've been out of work for 18 months. what are they going to do. that's all i've got to say. >> thanks for calling in this morning. to the caller who asked about the tally in iowa. here's the article i was looking for in "the wall street journal." patrick o'connor reporting in his story headline, new tally outcomes in iowa. a person familiar with the state party thinking saying that the state was unlikely to continue to examine the votes given the problem with the ei
he did a lot of stuff for reagan and he did a lot of stuff with clinton. i know santorum did a lot of stuff. he was a senator of pennsylvania. but what -- you know, i know ron paul did a lot of stuff in texas. but what are they going do do? what are their policies? what are they going to do to get people back to working? what are their plans. they don't have none. the same stump speech all over. every time they talk, they talk about the land -- romney talks about the land of the beautiful,...
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"seeking to carve ou host: here is mitt romney at the clinton global initiative. [video clip] >> the program identifies the barriers to trade and entrepreneurialism in developing nations, and in exchange we are opening their markets to investment and trade. they will receive assistance package is focused on developing rule of liberty, law, and property rights. we will focus our efforts on small and medium-sized businesses. micro finance has been annexed -- a focused tool, but we need to expand to businesses that are too large for micro finance and to small for traditional banking. the aim of a much larger share of our aid must be the promotion of work and the fostering of free enterprise. >> one more front page before we get to your calls. here is a shot of former president bill clinton and governor romney at the event in new york after the introduction. they make the point in the cut line that both romney and president obama addressed the conference, but avoided directly attacking each other. more from the papers and the speeches, but we want to hear from you now
"seeking to carve ou host: here is mitt romney at the clinton global initiative. [video clip] >> the program identifies the barriers to trade and entrepreneurialism in developing nations, and in exchange we are opening their markets to investment and trade. they will receive assistance package is focused on developing rule of liberty, law, and property rights. we will focus our efforts on small and medium-sized businesses. micro finance has been annexed -- a focused tool, but we need...
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anne, republican in clinton, tennessee. caller: i think the american people are hungry for leadership, something we have not gotten out of this white house. i look at mitt romney, and he has done so many things in his life. he had a lot of experience in getting things done. we elect a president who never had experience in any thing -- he and his crony capitalist in there handing out taxpayers' money for people who bottled up money for him. i don't know how it happens that the blacks hijacking the democrats' line but we know they voted 100% for obama. host: we do not know that at all. there is a lot of diversity how people voted. we cannot say one reason crossed the board but one way or another. we heard from african-american callerss who support ron paul and we hear a diversity of viewpoints. to hear what you have to say. facebook dialogue has garnered attention, conversation about iowa caucuses, whether they are relevant or important, and how performances showed last night the way candidates can make a difference. chris ta
anne, republican in clinton, tennessee. caller: i think the american people are hungry for leadership, something we have not gotten out of this white house. i look at mitt romney, and he has done so many things in his life. he had a lot of experience in getting things done. we elect a president who never had experience in any thing -- he and his crony capitalist in there handing out taxpayers' money for people who bottled up money for him. i don't know how it happens that the blacks hijacking...
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caller: why not clinton? host: good call. guest: women are held to a higher degree of scrutiny, and women perceive that. a lot of women have been very successful under this heightened degree of scrutiny which is why they are able to win elections. the one thing that i would add though is when we ask people if they ever consider running for office, we were not only talking about the senate or the house races. we were also talking about the school board or city council. those would be racism that would receive a lot less scrutiny, a far less degree of a loss of privacy and an easier campaign and varmint. even in those examples, women were less likely than men to run. host: we have a chart for our viewers to look at for specific offices, local or community office. women are recruited at the rate of 18% and men at 21%. city council for women, 16%, 22% for men. guest: those are the percentages of people who have said that somebody suggest that a run for office. what is important to realize is that there are no differences between
caller: why not clinton? host: good call. guest: women are held to a higher degree of scrutiny, and women perceive that. a lot of women have been very successful under this heightened degree of scrutiny which is why they are able to win elections. the one thing that i would add though is when we ask people if they ever consider running for office, we were not only talking about the senate or the house races. we were also talking about the school board or city council. those would be racism that...
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clinton, south carolina. republican line. caller: three years ago, the democrats told us that all of the fight it to collapse as was the republicans' fault. act orthey created a bod whatever -- acting as if this would reregulate -the industry. and we got the jpmorgan debacle last week. they did not fix the problem. democrats are not able to fix it, either. it was not purely republican problem. here, you have the opportunity to fix the problem. they said they did. we get another loss and obama once to push it off onto somebody else. if 20 people were deserted on an island tomorrow, if you will be created and will be initiative and take initiatives and create jobs, businesses. they will give jobs out. it is trickle down. whether we like it or not. things do trickle-down. innovation trickles down. it is not done by a massive collection of government who sits there like the soviet union and china and creates an upward momentum. it does that work that way. host: with what is being faced as far as potential cuts and hikes in taxes,
clinton, south carolina. republican line. caller: three years ago, the democrats told us that all of the fight it to collapse as was the republicans' fault. act orthey created a bod whatever -- acting as if this would reregulate -the industry. and we got the jpmorgan debacle last week. they did not fix the problem. democrats are not able to fix it, either. it was not purely republican problem. here, you have the opportunity to fix the problem. they said they did. we get another loss and obama...
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we will take our first call on this from clinton, illinois. matt is waiting on the independent line. good morning. caller: mitt romney needs to go after the whole libya at incident. he may have made a few missteps regarding coming out with information, but he needs to layoff of that, because it is one thing that he can actually use. i do not know if it will help his foreign policy, because obama can just come back and say -- that is what i did -- but that is something he will really have to focus on if he wants to do those foreign policy speeches. host: thank you for giving us a ring this morning. you want to show you a little bit from that speech released yesterday. mitt romney is expected to say that he knows the president hopes for a safer and freer and more prosperous middle east -- host: we want to bring in now from "the washington post" a reporter to talk about this speech today. thank you for joining us today. caller: thank you for having me on. host: what does mitt romney have to do in this speech? caller: as was mentioned this morning
we will take our first call on this from clinton, illinois. matt is waiting on the independent line. good morning. caller: mitt romney needs to go after the whole libya at incident. he may have made a few missteps regarding coming out with information, but he needs to layoff of that, because it is one thing that he can actually use. i do not know if it will help his foreign policy, because obama can just come back and say -- that is what i did -- but that is something he will really have to...
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i used to be a hillrich clinton supporter and not any more. thank you very much -- i used to be a hillary clinton supporter and not any more. guest: he has tremendous crossover support. the republicans will rally behind him, and he has tremendous appeal to independents and democrats. it will build the republican party for the future and it is how you win general elections. of our country needs someone who can unite people, bring them all together and get working on these serious problems. host: do you expect independence and democrats to cross over tonight? guest: there will be a lot of independents coming out. we welcome anyone who wants to come and vote for ron paul and vote for liberty. i am not that optimistic that many registered democrats are going to want to come tonight and participate in the republican process. that said, they all are welcome to come. i hope i am wrong. i hope 20% of the democratic party changes to republican tonight and votes for ron paul and we build a strong coalition. host: steve on twitter writes -- there is it p
i used to be a hillrich clinton supporter and not any more. thank you very much -- i used to be a hillary clinton supporter and not any more. guest: he has tremendous crossover support. the republicans will rally behind him, and he has tremendous appeal to independents and democrats. it will build the republican party for the future and it is how you win general elections. of our country needs someone who can unite people, bring them all together and get working on these serious problems. host:...
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bush and clinton raised taxes. that was an infeblingtle policy but it probably did less damage than folks on the right predict it did. it did less in terms of benefits. the important things in the 1990's were the balanced budget agreement, welfare reform where the relative regulatory restraint with the free trade agreements and spending limitations. host: democratic line. jim in massachusetts. go ahead, jim. what's the name of your town up there? caller: oraka. what about the drug companies and the oil companies? i don't hear anything about the cuts about them. the oil company has got $2 billion. and -- hello? host: we're listening, jim. go ahead. caller: and what about -- all you talk about is what you're going to do about the middle dallas and host: and that was the recent vote in the senate. what to do about oil and gas tax credits for those companies. guest: there has been several votes. a couple of weeks ago, the senator from south carolina putting an amendment to end all energy subsidies across the board for
bush and clinton raised taxes. that was an infeblingtle policy but it probably did less damage than folks on the right predict it did. it did less in terms of benefits. the important things in the 1990's were the balanced budget agreement, welfare reform where the relative regulatory restraint with the free trade agreements and spending limitations. host: democratic line. jim in massachusetts. go ahead, jim. what's the name of your town up there? caller: oraka. what about the drug companies and...
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david from clinton township c-span. good morning. >> caller: good morning. wanted to say something about jennifer granholm. before she was above more, we had a republican governor here. during that time was when the economy was really blooming. the automobile industry was doing very well here. and, and, so the governor lowered tax as here in michigan. that is just before the economic downturn, the auto industry went into the toilet, you you know, so the tax revenue dried up in the state. after jennifer granholm had got on that the office. okay. all of the sudden, michigan is now suffering because similar tax rate that's the previous republican governor have put unplace bus at the time, the economy was growing. hen that fell into the toilet then we had a big financial problem. everybody blamed granholm with that and that, that was not the case. she was a real good governor. she was just look the president obama was stuck a real bad situation to have to deal with. and the negative stigma was placed on her just like on the president due to what had been done be
david from clinton township c-span. good morning. >> caller: good morning. wanted to say something about jennifer granholm. before she was above more, we had a republican governor here. during that time was when the economy was really blooming. the automobile industry was doing very well here. and, and, so the governor lowered tax as here in michigan. that is just before the economic downturn, the auto industry went into the toilet, you you know, so the tax revenue dried up in the state....
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i always hear in the 1980's clinton saying that he kind of created all of this budget deficit being when we went through a technological revolution with microprocessors and i kind of thing we are in that mode right now. we are in an information revolution. host: we in an information revolution? guest: i think so. the caller makes a good point. everybody tries to politicize the numbers. that has always been the case. with all the information out there, people are seeing through a lot of that and i think it is becoming harder for the politicians to spin. because of different ways information is presented on the internet and -- i think about people are not buying it. they come to their own conclusions. >> we were talking about the numbers. here is a tweet -- your thoughts about that? guest: government actually lost jobs in this report. we think that one reason for that is teacher layoffs. overall, the government has been pretty good. in this report, it declined. host: loretta. john on our line for independent. thank you for waiting. caller: i just want to clear some stuff up. government doe
i always hear in the 1980's clinton saying that he kind of created all of this budget deficit being when we went through a technological revolution with microprocessors and i kind of thing we are in that mode right now. we are in an information revolution. host: we in an information revolution? guest: i think so. the caller makes a good point. everybody tries to politicize the numbers. that has always been the case. with all the information out there, people are seeing through a lot of that and...
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speaking of bill clinton, he will be campaigning with the president today in florida. go to our website for more details about that campaign event. you can also go to our election 2012 coverage on the web site as well. the clinton convention speech in charlotte, out shining obama according to a new poll. "former president bill clinton's defense of president obama at the democratic national convention was better than the obama defense of himself. when people asked -- when people were asked what the highlight was, his speech out-polled ama's, 2-1." anthony, how should this day be marked? caller: a new investigation should be march. i would ask you to please bring up "the new york times" article from a seventh, 2004, a tape of air traffic controllers destroyed, a tape made on 9/11. it does not analyze why, but it shows that important tapes made that were involved with the flights were destroyed by the supervisors six months later, after they had been made. they were made just after the attacks, within hours, allowing the controllers to describe what they experienced. beca
speaking of bill clinton, he will be campaigning with the president today in florida. go to our website for more details about that campaign event. you can also go to our election 2012 coverage on the web site as well. the clinton convention speech in charlotte, out shining obama according to a new poll. "former president bill clinton's defense of president obama at the democratic national convention was better than the obama defense of himself. when people asked -- when people were asked...
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that right in vote would be hillary clinton. i watch the she responds to all of the foreign issues going on. she has a track record of supporting israel who we have branched off of. those things along with her own personal life and how we have watched things unfold on the television set, i believe that president clinton, although he had some past failures, as we all fall down and must get back up -- she has maintained excellent control and processes everything she does with a great thought and great intentions to benefit our nation but our world wide aspect. i am encouraging people to retain their privileged to do a write-in vote for the first female president and people should know they have that privilege to do that. host: vice-presidential candidate paul ryan was speaking at the family research council plus an annual family values summit in washington, d.c. yesterday. during his speech, he was critical of president obama's foreign policy in the middle east. [video clip] >> amid these threats and dangers, what we do not see is
that right in vote would be hillary clinton. i watch the she responds to all of the foreign issues going on. she has a track record of supporting israel who we have branched off of. those things along with her own personal life and how we have watched things unfold on the television set, i believe that president clinton, although he had some past failures, as we all fall down and must get back up -- she has maintained excellent control and processes everything she does with a great thought and...
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do you believe that this is the clinton money? doe>> this is the new policy gog forward. money has been equivalent to speech. all we can do is if you disagree with that. there is a strong disclosure act. there is a many disclose that. this is looking for specifically the disclosure of these big donors to independent expenditure campaigns. if they are giving to super pa cs., that will be disclosed to a degree. the donors giving to nonprofits will never be disclosed. these are to bankroll the various political advertisements to be aimed at voters in the cycle. "let's go back to the story which dovetails to what we have been talking about we are underscoring the devotion to the larger cause. he was among of a number of political financiers on hand. are theif they their fai eventual nominee -- we have differences but ultimately the big challenge here is to find whoever can defeat obama. it is anyone but obama at this point. host: and vicky from virginia. caller: >> i have a question about all the money spent in campaigning. if we have more people contributing to our debt inst
do you believe that this is the clinton money? doe>> this is the new policy gog forward. money has been equivalent to speech. all we can do is if you disagree with that. there is a strong disclosure act. there is a many disclose that. this is looking for specifically the disclosure of these big donors to independent expenditure campaigns. if they are giving to super pa cs., that will be disclosed to a degree. the donors giving to nonprofits will never be disclosed. these are to bankroll...
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gingrich has just about as much in morality as clinton had way back when. p see the people standing u behind him. i guess it does not matter if it is your guy out front. so people want to check their morality before they make too judgment on whether some guy is a mormon or whatever else. because this guy does have the knowledge to run the country. he is very, very smart. i think he has been given a bad deal. he is going to be president of the united states. host: lisa is a santorum sacramento,n california. caller: good morning. i don't know what is wrong with these people. romney is the devil. he's not going to win and that's the bottom line. host: why do you say that? caller: he's a businessman. a businessman cannot run the country. economic wants to cut everything for the middle class and the poor people. all he wants to do is keep the rich richer. that is not going to work. and the women hate him because of the birth control issue. he's not going to get them back. they will remember that in november. host: the women's vote and how the obama camp and the
gingrich has just about as much in morality as clinton had way back when. p see the people standing u behind him. i guess it does not matter if it is your guy out front. so people want to check their morality before they make too judgment on whether some guy is a mormon or whatever else. because this guy does have the knowledge to run the country. he is very, very smart. i think he has been given a bad deal. he is going to be president of the united states. host: lisa is a santorum sacramento,n...
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bush and bill clinton before him. campaigns are about one vision of the world that is critical of their opponent, whether it is the incumbent or the previous president. for example, george w. bush on russia said bill clinton was wrong, he personalize our relationship, invested too much in boris yeltsin, and that is a disaster. i will be a realist, thinking about america's national interest, and what did he do? he got into office, met with vladimir putin, looked into his eyes, and famously saw his soul, so people pivot. barack obama said he would negotiate with our enemies and our friends, and outlined a new policy of engagement to iran and north korea. those things did not happen. reality did not permit it. the record is running on would have astonished many supporters of barack obama in 2008. host: susan glasser is the editor in chief of "foreign policy magazine." here's a question from tony on twitter. the obama reset with russia, bush looking into platooned's soul neither worked well. this is a part of the region t
bush and bill clinton before him. campaigns are about one vision of the world that is critical of their opponent, whether it is the incumbent or the previous president. for example, george w. bush on russia said bill clinton was wrong, he personalize our relationship, invested too much in boris yeltsin, and that is a disaster. i will be a realist, thinking about america's national interest, and what did he do? he got into office, met with vladimir putin, looked into his eyes, and famously saw...
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clinton did not help a lot by passing nafta, because he let all the labor laws slide through the cracks in order to get it passed. it has never changed. obama has not done enough to earn the union vote. host: robert, a strong defender of the unions in nashville, tenn.. guest: like i said earlier, and there's a historic context to this. the history of union and organized labour in this country have contributed mightily to the economic prosperity and to the strength of this nation. host: howard on the republican line from marietta, california. go ahead, howard. are you there? we will get back to howard. let's go to emily on the line for democrats from little rock, arkansas. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i am a first-time caller. i have been watching your show many times. this time, i had to call in. i want to thank you, mr. raul grijalva. i am a flight attendant with a major airline. i've been a flight attendant for approximately 36 years. i'm 63 years old. i've been a union member my entire year. i want to thank you very much for your stance for the unions and for uni
clinton did not help a lot by passing nafta, because he let all the labor laws slide through the cracks in order to get it passed. it has never changed. obama has not done enough to earn the union vote. host: robert, a strong defender of the unions in nashville, tenn.. guest: like i said earlier, and there's a historic context to this. the history of union and organized labour in this country have contributed mightily to the economic prosperity and to the strength of this nation. host: howard...
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secretary clinton has said she is going to go. secretary leon panetta is likely to go at some point although he may stay through the sequestration tlaks which would mean $55 billion to the pentagon. those are big cabinet members and they are likely to go which will take over some dominoes inside the administration as people move up to fill those. inside the west wing, he may have a new chief of staff. that would be his fourth that he has named. these are times when he can look at those working for him. only two cabinet members left in the first four years. he can begin to tailor his staff to what he wants to pursue. host: eric holder the attorney general has said he will stay on. guest: that is right. he has had a mixed record. he has had a mixed relationship with the white house. he would not be the easiest guy to ask to leave. if he wants to stay, i imagine he would probably stay. host: "the wall street journal" says this -- margaret talev, who replaces let's start with hillary clinton? guest: it is a great question. i think the
secretary clinton has said she is going to go. secretary leon panetta is likely to go at some point although he may stay through the sequestration tlaks which would mean $55 billion to the pentagon. those are big cabinet members and they are likely to go which will take over some dominoes inside the administration as people move up to fill those. inside the west wing, he may have a new chief of staff. that would be his fourth that he has named. these are times when he can look at those working...
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the end of the road, clinton stops here. -- clumps here, romney finishes tonight. the columbus dispatch out of ohio, it's decision time. poll hours, 6:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. the subhead, the last push. a big choice on the government's role is how they decided to headline the subhead. candidates may be close in the polls but their visions are wide apart. just to give you a sam planing of how the newspapers are playing out. as far as our question of why you decided to vote or maybe not decide to vote, there is a website who writes about the idea of those within florida, she's intrusived about those who are not going to vote tonight. she writes in part this. it's true that everybody should vote. but what you'll never hear from the parties is that democracy is better off without voter who is don't do any homework. the rhetoric you hear is about the absolutely no obligation to vote but there are valid reasons to sit it out and among the, if your ballot will an exercise of random selection. you don't feel comfortable with the choices, you might be in the same boat as craig e
the end of the road, clinton stops here. -- clumps here, romney finishes tonight. the columbus dispatch out of ohio, it's decision time. poll hours, 6:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. the subhead, the last push. a big choice on the government's role is how they decided to headline the subhead. candidates may be close in the polls but their visions are wide apart. just to give you a sam planing of how the newspapers are playing out. as far as our question of why you decided to vote or maybe not decide to...
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even during the clinton administration and 28% capital gains rate came into effect. the 15% rate that was enacted in 2003 expires at the end of this year, and it will still be 20%. the idea behind it is to provide an incentive for for longer- term investment. host: let's go to new jersey on the independent line. caller: one of the things from all of us that is so frustrating and sing with some objectivity, if you are very wealthy, you can use at your disposal the money to pay the best accounts and to use every loophole there is an pay the least taxes. if you are not, and you just have their regular pay check with the regular this and that, you pay the most. in this economy, everything changes. it is ever-changing on every level. we are so blessed to live in the united states and have all of these options. but on the other hand, we have a tax system that is ancient and does not work. and it seems to be thrown in trash -- it needs to be thrown in the trash can and we need to start all over again. one more point. both houses, and the president, and everyone is not reall
even during the clinton administration and 28% capital gains rate came into effect. the 15% rate that was enacted in 2003 expires at the end of this year, and it will still be 20%. the idea behind it is to provide an incentive for for longer- term investment. host: let's go to new jersey on the independent line. caller: one of the things from all of us that is so frustrating and sing with some objectivity, if you are very wealthy, you can use at your disposal the money to pay the best accounts...
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s own process, the analyses are feasible and required by the clinton, president clinton's executive order, 12866 and president obama's executive order, 13563 as recently as march of this year. just a couple months ago the white house issued a memo reiterating, i quote, agencies should take active steps of the account of accumulative effects of new and existing rules. the e.p.a.'s own action development process, internal process of the e.p.a. requires that the analysis start early in rule development. that doesn't say you wait until the rule is developed. it doesn't say you wait until it's all done, complete, out there. early in the rule development process. action development process. taking a look at it. this information's available. they've got the data. they have the studies. it's time that they use that information to understand the impact that it will have on our constituents back home who are finding it increasingly difficult, increasingly difficult to balance the cost of energy with costs like paying for their home mortgage, putting food on the table. and that's why we have an oppo
s own process, the analyses are feasible and required by the clinton, president clinton's executive order, 12866 and president obama's executive order, 13563 as recently as march of this year. just a couple months ago the white house issued a memo reiterating, i quote, agencies should take active steps of the account of accumulative effects of new and existing rules. the e.p.a.'s own action development process, internal process of the e.p.a. requires that the analysis start early in rule...
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look at bill clinton making these speeches. clinton is feeding all the information into those teleprompter is. obama was just reciting what they wanted him to say. i think it will be running. i do not know what the electoral college will come out, but i know that obama will not get 46%. that is the way it will end up. host: thank you for a call from the front page. -- thank you for the call. from the front page, "campaign calls to get out the vote." "as the marathon years is conclusion, the weary residents are yearning. the contest has devolved into political trench warfare." "the outcome relies greatly on who will get their supporters to the polls by pestering, voting, and even bossing more voters to the polls." that is from "the new york times." let's give back to the campaign trail and virginia, where the president wrapped up in marathon yesterday with a late rally in manassas. [video clip] >> governor romney is a talented salesman. he has tried as hard as he can to repackage the same ideas and he has got -- i think presiden
look at bill clinton making these speeches. clinton is feeding all the information into those teleprompter is. obama was just reciting what they wanted him to say. i think it will be running. i do not know what the electoral college will come out, but i know that obama will not get 46%. that is the way it will end up. host: thank you for a call from the front page. -- thank you for the call. from the front page, "campaign calls to get out the vote." "as the marathon years is...
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clinton as attorney general. guest: one thing we've seen is that there is now this talking point that nothing has changed and all this started under the bush administration, so what's the big deal? look, if there is evidence that members of the bush justice department knew that the same operation was going on, let's hold them accountable. we don't have all the evidence about what eric holder knew. that is what this is about. we cannot evaluate these charges without having all the information. we cannot do that unless the justice department turns over all the documents. eric holder is not get to decide which documents are convenient to turn over. host: here's what the justice department spokesperson said -- guest: that sounds like the talks are going well. it is not as though the subpoenas were issued two weeks ago. the administration has had plenty of time to comply. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. my 30 years of military service tells me he is probably going to lie about this question the sam
clinton as attorney general. guest: one thing we've seen is that there is now this talking point that nothing has changed and all this started under the bush administration, so what's the big deal? look, if there is evidence that members of the bush justice department knew that the same operation was going on, let's hold them accountable. we don't have all the evidence about what eric holder knew. that is what this is about. we cannot evaluate these charges without having all the information....
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the weather that is the clinton's fault -- whether that is bill clinton's fault that robert.com with our head in the sand, or whether it is -- that we were caught with our head in the sand, or whether it is continuing through today. our guys ordaz -- are doing an incredible job, our guys and -- are men and women in the military. it is something we need to focus strongly on huizar -- strongly on. we are a conservative organization host: if ron paul winsleigh, what happens in november? -- if ron paul wins, what happens in november? guest: i just do not see that. he will do a tremendous job in a gathering of the economic conservatives. i think he will rally that very well. and he is pretty good on a lot of social issues. his problem is on foreign policy. he will have a huge part of the party not be energized, or even be in support. that is a troubling thing. host: and if newt gingrich is the nominee? guest: i think he is the leader for this crisis. but the base has problems with him, which is why he win some and loses some. i think that goes for all of them. but i think he would be the
the weather that is the clinton's fault -- whether that is bill clinton's fault that robert.com with our head in the sand, or whether it is -- that we were caught with our head in the sand, or whether it is continuing through today. our guys ordaz -- are doing an incredible job, our guys and -- are men and women in the military. it is something we need to focus strongly on huizar -- strongly on. we are a conservative organization host: if ron paul winsleigh, what happens in november? -- if ron...
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you brought that bill clinton. this morning, the was a biography back in the 1990's, has the roots of two presidents, born on august 15 years apart at opposite ends of the baby boom generation. bill clinton in 1946. barack obama, 1961. both came into the world under circumstances which made it surprisingly unlikely that either boy would grow to be president of the united states. one sentence i will respond to -- among the characteristics, the young clinton and obama shared, a competitive will. guest: as far as i understand it, david is writing a book about the young barack obama. he is an expert on that. what i found in doing this book was the image we have a barack obama the we get from the media, from interviews and from observing, is a little different than the true barack obama. i do think -- he has gotten a bad rap from being a bad negotiator, equivocating, looking for compromises. but i do think he has this fierce competitive well, which is tempered by a real pragmatic streak. the sort of burden of office in
you brought that bill clinton. this morning, the was a biography back in the 1990's, has the roots of two presidents, born on august 15 years apart at opposite ends of the baby boom generation. bill clinton in 1946. barack obama, 1961. both came into the world under circumstances which made it surprisingly unlikely that either boy would grow to be president of the united states. one sentence i will respond to -- among the characteristics, the young clinton and obama shared, a competitive will....
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this afternoon, meetings with secretary clinton and panetta. reporting romney will announce his vice- presidential running mate after the summer olympics, which begin later this month. it is wednesday, july 18. on the campaign trial, the attacks are getting intense. the tone is negative. we want to begin with your comments on this election. our phone lines are open. 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-737-0002 for republicans. 202-628-0205 for independents. to in the conversation on twitter -- or send us an e-mail. journal@c-span.org. here is how the story is playing out this morning. here is a photograph of mitt romney yesterday in cincinnati. the 2012 attacks intensified as battle prolines are drawn. "the washington times" -- both campaigns positively-at an earlier stage. during the 2008 race, president obama described a negative campaign as the refuge of candidates who do not have their record to run on. he now has a record in is going- on his republican opponent with a vengeance. from "politico" -- the dark heart of negative advertising. one re
this afternoon, meetings with secretary clinton and panetta. reporting romney will announce his vice- presidential running mate after the summer olympics, which begin later this month. it is wednesday, july 18. on the campaign trial, the attacks are getting intense. the tone is negative. we want to begin with your comments on this election. our phone lines are open. 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-737-0002 for republicans. 202-628-0205 for independents. to in the conversation on twitter -- or...
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hillary clinton is wearing these black sunglasses and she is texting and the kids have decided to put a picture of ryan guy swing above its -- gosling about it. they do a parody. guest: it is kind of a mashup site, where people are getting news, information, and laughter, sometimes. guest: even though it is not as prevalent as twitter and facebook and lease in the campaign world, but this most recent use is elevating its status in the political realm. host: is tumbler ispintrest making money? guest: facebook bought instagram. guest: that was a lot of money for a site that has not made a dime. guest: it is. as far as buying other sites, we just saw aol and the sale of all of its patents. i think there is right now -- maybe it is a bubble, but i think a lot of people are trying to find the next big platform, and if you have the platform where you are getting information from people that could be sold, and you have a different way to communicate with people, then, you know, you have a good chance of being bought. host: california, david. thank you for holding. you are on with howard kurt
hillary clinton is wearing these black sunglasses and she is texting and the kids have decided to put a picture of ryan guy swing above its -- gosling about it. they do a parody. guest: it is kind of a mashup site, where people are getting news, information, and laughter, sometimes. guest: even though it is not as prevalent as twitter and facebook and lease in the campaign world, but this most recent use is elevating its status in the political realm. host: is tumbler ispintrest making money?...
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i wanted hillary clinton. but if we look back, republicans controlled the white house and the congress. look what we got with one party in control. the same could be said for a few democrats, too. you give us something that only answers half the problem. you need to regulate the insurance companies. i should go back to a statement my mother said to my father when i was a little boy about republicans. you vote republican, and devote yourself on unemployment. if we do ask -- are you better off now than you were four years ago? i am a little better off than i was four years ago. i am looking forward -- i will go for obama a second term. guest: you just convince yourself. he started out saying he was neutral on president obama. if you think about it, and whatever we were when president obama took office, and a huge set of problems he inherited, he fought hard for the middle class and working families and promise from a dismal economic situation. we were on the purpose of disaster. -- precipice of disaster. the bus
i wanted hillary clinton. but if we look back, republicans controlled the white house and the congress. look what we got with one party in control. the same could be said for a few democrats, too. you give us something that only answers half the problem. you need to regulate the insurance companies. i should go back to a statement my mother said to my father when i was a little boy about republicans. you vote republican, and devote yourself on unemployment. if we do ask -- are you better off...
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host: clinton, maryland. caller: i do not like to say that there are conspiracy theories, but i know that since rep isa had hearings about the been gauzy attack -- bengahzi attack, those people are in jeopardy of being killed or hurt and it will hurt our foreign policy progress in libya. it is almost like they are trying to set this president up to fail. i just think it was reprehensible for him to do that. i know that senator kerrey said something about it and here it is, right around election time. from that tape that mitt romney had, he said he would seize any opportunity he could to try to make this president look bad. america needs to look at who the real patriots are in this country. caller: comments are coming in on the facebook page. at the topicsok in the foreign policy presidential debate tonight. this is what bob schieffer has given an indication of what he plans to ask the candidates about. america's role in the world is one of the topics. we will also see conversation about our longest war, afgha
host: clinton, maryland. caller: i do not like to say that there are conspiracy theories, but i know that since rep isa had hearings about the been gauzy attack -- bengahzi attack, those people are in jeopardy of being killed or hurt and it will hurt our foreign policy progress in libya. it is almost like they are trying to set this president up to fail. i just think it was reprehensible for him to do that. i know that senator kerrey said something about it and here it is, right around election...
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we saw that in 1996 against democratic president bill clinton. when the incumbent has no primary challenge and when there's a huge fields on the other party side, so much of the early campaign is an audition for who can be the most vitriolic and most confrontational against the incumbent. that is what we saw here for months. it is one of the reasons why mitt romney stands in the position he does today. as we saw from the exit polls in iowa and i think it's true here, which is, among those that said defeating obama was their number one priority, mitt romney got 41% of the caucus votes. if it is driving the other republicans crazy. we saw newt gingrich yesterday basically explodes at this motif. he said i cannot stand this electability argument about about romney. three out of four people at the caucus said that romney was not acceptable. part of it is a complement to this president. barack obama is extremely good candidates. we saw that on the ground in new hampshire. he is a very deft, very articulate speaker, he connects well with people in a cr
we saw that in 1996 against democratic president bill clinton. when the incumbent has no primary challenge and when there's a huge fields on the other party side, so much of the early campaign is an audition for who can be the most vitriolic and most confrontational against the incumbent. that is what we saw here for months. it is one of the reasons why mitt romney stands in the position he does today. as we saw from the exit polls in iowa and i think it's true here, which is, among those that...
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take bill clinton and newt gingrich. two offices. they were tough negotiators, but there were negotiations -- they were tough negotiators. i do not know if there is something with his personality, but he cannot sit down to develop a personal relationship and work with congress. guest: to as they do not want to work with him. they made it very clear. i agree. americans are smart. than understand. we see this time and time again that this president has been the one that has mostly try to reach out and republicans have repeatedly slapped him down again. mitch mcconnell's number one goal? make him a one-term president. guest: your validating the conclusion that nothing will get done on emigration. guest: validating the republicans need to understand that they did not get elected to block everything this president is doing. they got elected to try to solve our biggest problems. they need to start working with this president to try to do that. host: other point on our viewers being opinionated. guest: absolutely. host: robert, you get the
take bill clinton and newt gingrich. two offices. they were tough negotiators, but there were negotiations -- they were tough negotiators. i do not know if there is something with his personality, but he cannot sit down to develop a personal relationship and work with congress. guest: to as they do not want to work with him. they made it very clear. i agree. americans are smart. than understand. we see this time and time again that this president has been the one that has mostly try to reach...
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i was getting to the american dream around bill clinton time. then comes bush. then you have two wars on the front of it. then you have the social pharmacy plan that is not funded. these are deep holes. obama is try to dig us back out of it. it makes no sense to me at all. host: charleston, south carolina, welcome to the program. caller: i feel that both the president and mitt romney have a vision for the united states, but the vision is different. one of them wants to carry on what was carried on in the system that did not work. obama wants to try a new system that might give relief to all the poor people in an equal manner. i will say this, nothing can be done until we get a lot of that overhead from the congress. they do not want to move, they have no progress. most of them are on party-line, including what they do. [unintelligible] congressman, senators, should not be able to stay in a job. there should be a certain amount of years. host: thank you for the call and the comment. we will move on with important opinions, including this one from the weekly stand
i was getting to the american dream around bill clinton time. then comes bush. then you have two wars on the front of it. then you have the social pharmacy plan that is not funded. these are deep holes. obama is try to dig us back out of it. it makes no sense to me at all. host: charleston, south carolina, welcome to the program. caller: i feel that both the president and mitt romney have a vision for the united states, but the vision is different. one of them wants to carry on what was carried...
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jimmy carter, bill clinton, al gore, vice president. george w. bush certainly had evangelical, i think, tendencies to his religion but he was actually never a main line protestant church, united methodist church. host: the group that our guest, c.e.o. and founder of the public religious institute group, we talked about a study they did. you can find more on their web site publicreligion.org. tell us how religion is playing a role in this campaign compared to past election cycles? guest: i think we've seen an evolution of what americans are expecting from their presidential candidates especially if you go back to 1960, the main question before john f. kennedy was how independent will you be from the hierarchy of your tradition? you know, will the pope be -- there were actually political cartoons and other things about the pope packing up his suitcase and moving to the white house. i mean, that's how front and center this was in the debate and kennedy really -- his challenge was to say here's what religion will not do in my campaign where i believe
jimmy carter, bill clinton, al gore, vice president. george w. bush certainly had evangelical, i think, tendencies to his religion but he was actually never a main line protestant church, united methodist church. host: the group that our guest, c.e.o. and founder of the public religious institute group, we talked about a study they did. you can find more on their web site publicreligion.org. tell us how religion is playing a role in this campaign compared to past election cycles? guest: i think...
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guest: when president clinton left off the we were in a surplus. we were bringing in more revenue than we were spending. when george bush came to office, he created two brand new tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires that were unpaid for. two wars on our nation's credit card and that's what created this fiscal mess. that's what started the jobs going away. when president obama took office we were hemorrhaging jobs and we were in deep debt. the idea they're now coming and saying, here's this mess we created and you didn't clean it up fast enough and now elect us. it's not accurate. if we want to rein in spending and balance the budget, we need to follow the policies that president obama is proposing which is to bring us back to the clinton era tax policies. host: i'll come to you. guest: it is amazing how much the democrats whine about what happened. the fact is, president bush had to deal with september 11th. we act like that didn't happen. the fact is he dealt with s eptember 11th. he stood there, fixed the problem and yes, we had to deal wit
guest: when president clinton left off the we were in a surplus. we were bringing in more revenue than we were spending. when george bush came to office, he created two brand new tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires that were unpaid for. two wars on our nation's credit card and that's what created this fiscal mess. that's what started the jobs going away. when president obama took office we were hemorrhaging jobs and we were in deep debt. the idea they're now coming and saying, here's...